Parliament V2

Question 1

Cons hol

Answer 1

undemocratic
-not elected
-scandals
-peter cruddes- payed way into seat- 3 mill
-part time- attendance inconsistnt
-accountable, some signed in and not in
-media scandal- taking money
-1/3 house of lords dont attend frequntly- cost 3.2 mil

Question 2

Sailsbruy convention when hold played up

Answer 2

reject universal credit bill- usbourne and cam didnt want to push again
2015
-2008-10
-try to put through terrorism bill- can be held in police cell for 44 days w/out trial or charge -now is 14 days

Question 3

Pbc

Answer 3

used to be called stand in committees
-committees responsible for looking at bills in detail
-mini house of commons
-proportion mps in pbc same as proportion in house of commons
normally support gov as have most mps in it
-minister responsible for it
-temporary

Question 4

Pros select comm

Answer 4

representitive function of parliament
-cross section of all parties
-not whips
independant
-eg. Foreign affairs, dominic raab(foreign secretary) and other people in department on holiday when afghanistan withdrawal

Question 5

Life peerages act

Answer 5

1958-gave pm authority to nominate life peers of both sexes to house of lords

Question 6

Example when hoc passed bill over obejction hol

Answer 6

2000
Sexual offences ammendment act
Reduced legal age of gay sex from 18 to 16
Easily passed hoc

Question 7

Example of joint comm

Answer 7

Human rights
Reports of free speech in uni
Wrongful detention and deportation of members of the windrush generation

Question 8

Example experiences life peer

Answer 8

Labour lrd winston- scientist and fertility expert
Former chief rabbi- jonathan sacks- sits as crossbencher

Question 9

Recall of mp exaple

Answer 9

Peter bone 2024
An investigation by Parliament’s behaviour watchdog, the Independent Expert Panel, found Mr Bone broke sexual misconduct rules by indecently exposing himself to a staff member during an overseas trip.
It also upheld five allegations of bullying, including verbally belittling, physically striking and throwing things at the staff member.

Question 10

Example of rep over party

Answer 10

2018 -8 conservative mps disobeyed 3-line whip to vot against expanision of heathrow airport- constituencies which would be affected `

Question 11

Example of rep overp party

Answer 11

2018 -8 conservative mps disobeyed 3-line whip to vot against expanision of heathrow airport- constituencies which would be affected `

Question 12

Example where palirament doesnt reflect publci

Answer 12

Hoc 10% ethnic minority background -compared to 13% pop
Hol 7.3% ethnic minority background
Hoc just over 1/3mps women

Question 13

Select comm sucess

Answer 13

Committe of privileges
Partygate =boris
Made public more aware

Question 14

Pmq sucess

Answer 14

Lying of boris johnson in 2021 over parties first highlighted when kier starmer questioned repetedlyq

Question 15

Example when prerogative power not used

Answer 15

Cameron in syria 2014
Believed military action should be used against bashar al-asaad to be justified after an alleged chemical attack by his gov
When debated-gov defeated 285 to 272

Question 16

Example when preorgative power used

Answer 16

Sunak/cameron 2024 strikes on houthi tarkets in yemen without parliamentary approval
Sunak supported but humza yousef doesnt and neither does former shadow chancellor mc donell

Question 17

Signif gov defeats hoc

Answer 17

EU withdwal agreement 2018
In 2019 may gov defeatd by 432 votes to 202 for brexit deal
Worse ever in gov

Question 18

Does hockey achieve its functions/hold gov to account

Answer 18

Rep legislation scrutiny

Question 19

Functions of hol

Answer 19

Scrutiny legislation
Rep/expertisse

Question 20

Issues raised by pmb even tohugh not passed

Answer 20

2018
Peter Kyle representation of the people bill
Proposedd reducing voing age to 16- not given enough time to proceed
High profile issue

Question 21

Succesfull pmb

Answer 21

House of lords reform act 2014
Allow lords to resign/retire
Allow lords to be expeled for criminal activity pr non-attendance

Question 22

Example of bill undergone pre legislative scrutiny

Answer 22

Jointcommittee on. The domestic violence and abuse bill
Met in 2019

Question 23

Example ping pong houses

Answer 23

Prevention of terrorism act 2005
Bill went through ping pong 9 times
Before being agreed by both houses

Question 24

Example high profile select committee research

Answer 24

Culture, media and sport
2011phone hacking scandal
Telebised committee scrutiny of news international chairman- murdoch

Question 25

Example to show comm dont hav eunlimited power of calling witnesses

Answer 25

2013 may blocked home affairs committee from questioning head of mI5

Question 26

E petition debates organised by petitions com

Answer 26

Mar 2024 E petitioons both for and against removing lgbt content from the relationships education curriculum

Question 27

Debates arranges bbc

Answer 27

Mar 2024 large scale solar farms

Question 28

Example when large scale rebellion didnt mater

Answer 28

2003 139 mps voted against iraq war but blair still won the parliamentery vote 2024- rwanda 11 mps rebelled

Question 29

Example when gov went against advcie of select comm

Answer 29

Forigen affairs sc advised against military intervention in syria

Question 30

Ineffectve leader of opposition

Answer 30

William Hague Divided party on europe Popularity coulnt catch up from blair and new labour Economy booming Failed to make impact and ended up adopting some new labour policies as part f policy programme

Question 31

Backbenchers play important role

Answer 31

Comm work- select comm, bbc, pbc Representation Power- vote no confidence, opp whips, small majority

Question 32

Signif of pmb

Answer 32

very few become law -limited time to debate on friday As on friday many mps left to visit constituencies Therefore not always sufficient no. Present for a division/vote which is needed for bill to progress Some opposition may filibuster -pmb may raise profile of bill rather than change law

Question 33

How pbc selected

Answer 33

members select committee- body of mps that oversee. Selection and composition of all parliamentary committees -party composition- proportional of hoc -members whippd- gov agree

Question 34

example of sselect com hol

Answer 34

Communications comm eg future channel 4

Question 35

4 peremnat joint comm

Answer 35

Consolidation of bill Human rights Nat secuirty Statitory instruments

Question 36

Role of opp

Answer 36

ensure gov justiy legislative programme and executive -create public debate- resonable arguments made -shadow cabinet -ministerial failures of policy implentation -pmqs- present leader of opp as syronh -present themselves as better than pm

Question 37

Example secondary legilstaion

Answer 37

Statutory tax credit regulations Cut tax credit bill by 4.4bn

Question 38

Oxbrigde mps

Answer 38

24% comp 1% soc

Question 39

Example pmb eventually issued

Answer 39

Disability and presentation bill as pmb Gain greater attention But sustained pressure led gov to introduce its own bill- disability discriminatioin act later on despite can gov initiaally blocking it

Question 40

Lack of scrutiny failure fp

Answer 40

Foreign secretary hague described libyan revels plan for democracy after gaddafi as ‘embryonic’ Failure led to migration crisis Foreign affairs sselect com 2016 found that- We have seen no eviodence that hthe uk government carried out a proper analysis of the nature off the rebellion in libya’

Question 41

Sucessful e petition

Answer 41

A petitopn to cancel gcse and a level exams 2021 in covid 19, started alex d’arcy aged 16 Reciving over 200,000 signiatures,exams that year replaced by teacher assessed grades

Question 42

Breaking hol covention

Answer 42

Rwanda bill defeated hol second reading by 43 votes, coventionally done and ammendment

Question 43

Example hol scrutiny

Answer 43

Online safety bill- ammendments in july 2023 inc au generated content Nat secuirty act new clause on foriegn inerference elections

Question 44

Lords comm work

Answer 44

Communications and digital comm- people all ages and backgrounds left behind as services as personal lives move online - report digital exclusion Chair lord baroness stowell- prevously been head of corporate affairs in bbc

Question 45

Ezample of rep in hol

Answer 45

Lord winston Chairman of house of lords select committee on scirnece and tech

Question 46

Controversial hol exmaple

Answer 46

Baroness owen Con appt Worked in no10 as special advisor- although controversial as may not worked as long as stated Woman Youngest papt 30 years old how much expeerice